Compound tool.



G. T. HASTINGS.

GOMPOUND TOOL. APPLICATION FILED APR. 10, 1909.

' 933,442. v Patented Sept. 7, 1909.

' I anoen l'o y UNITED me s PATENT OFFICE.

GUY T. HASTINGS OF ASH'IABULA, OHIO.

COMPOUND TOOL.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Sept. '7, 1909. Applicationfiled April 10,1909. Serial No. 489,110.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it' known that I, GUY T. I'IASTINGS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Ash-' tabula. in the county of Ashtabula and State of Ohio.have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Compound Tools, ofwhich the following is a specification, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings.

This invention relates to improvements in compound tools and moreparticularly to a combined lifter for pots and pans and a can openingdevice.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple and practical toolwhich may be effectively used either as a pan lifter or a can opener andwhich may also be used as a stove lid lifter and tack puller.

With the above and other objects in View, the invention consists of thenovel features of construction and the combination and arrangement ofparts hereinafter fully described and claimed, and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is'a perspective View of myimproved compound tool; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section through thesame showing its use as a pan lifter; and Fig. 3 is a view showing itsuse as a can opener.

"he invention comprises a hand lever 1 having at its outer end anangularly dis- ,posed portion 2 adapted to form a stationary jaw. Theouter face of the jaw 2 is preferably concaved in a transverse directionand its lower end is of greater wldth I than its upper end, whereby itmay be cffectively engaged with the outer face of the rim of a pan, potor the like, the bead or flange upon said rim being adapted to rest in arecess 3 formed in the outer end of the handle above the jaw 2, asclearly shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. outer end of the handle 1 areslotted longitudinally, as shown at *1, for the reception of a movablejaw 5 in the form of a lever which is pivoted intermediate its ends on atransverse pivot 6 passed through it and the lever at a point adjacentto the outer end of the latter. Said'jaw lever 5 has one endsubstantially U-shaped, as shown at 7, and provided wlth an outwardlycurved extremity 8, whereby it may swing over the The jaw 2 and upperedge of the pan and effectively engage the inner face of the rim of thesame to clamp it against.- the stationary jaw 2. as clearly shown inFig. 2 of the drawings. The other end 9 of the jaw lever 5 is curved andtapered longitudinally and has one of its edges beveled to form acutting edge 10 which terminates in a pointed extremity 11. When the jawlever is in the position shown in Fig. 2 the pan engaging end 7 isdisposed above the stationary aw 2 so that it may be readily droppedinto engagement with the rim of a pan, as shown, and the end 9 of thelever 5 projects downwardly and rearwardly beneath the handle 1 andserves as a finger piece, whereby the lever 5 may be readilymanipulated. When the lever is reversed in the slot 3 and the handle 1is inverted the device is adapted for use as a can opener, as shown inFig. 3.

Upon referring to this figure, it will be seen that the angular end orportion 2 of the lever will serve as a fulcrum for rocking engagementwith the top of a can while the end 9 of the lever 5 serves as a cuttingblade and the curved extremity 8 of the portion 7 of said lever 5 servesas a finger piece, whereby the lever 5 may be held in the position shownin Fig. 3. The pointed extremity 11 of the blade end 9 of the lever 5permits said blade to be readily forced through the top of a can and thelongitudinal curvature of the cutting edge 10 enables the device to beeffectively used in opening a can.

While the handle 1 may be of any suitable form and construction, it ispreferably made larger at its inner end and also curved transversely onone side to provide a suitable hand grip. The opposite side of said handlever is preferably concaved, as shown at- 12, to reduce its weight. Insaid inner end or hand grip of the hand lever 1 is preferably formed anopening 14 whereby it may be engaged with a nail or'hook to suspend itwhen not in use and said end of the hand lever is preferably formed witha reduced longitudinally curved and beveled projection 15 adapted toengage an opening or recess in a stove lid to permitthe latter to belifted by the tool. If desired, said end 15 of the hand lever may benotched or v is claimed is:

and ineans foi' mounting the level in the slot of the handle so that itsrespective ends coiiperate with the opposite sides of the angular end ofthe handle.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my 10 signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

GUY T. HASTINGS.

of the form usually used for extracting nails, tacks and the like.Having thus described forked, as shown at 16, to provide a. claw theinvention What A cornbinedrpan lifter and can opener comprising a handlehaving an angular end formed with a longitudinal slot, a lever havingone end shaped t6 provide a aw and its other end shaped to provide acutting edge Witnesses:

A J. Dnrlimimvnn, F. E. Coon.

